Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story

1h 40min

Drama

Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava

Cast

Nashaira Desbarida

Nashaira Desbarida

Ava Recordina
Cliff San-A-Jong

Cliff San-A-Jong

Gabriƫl Goedbloed
Theu Boermans

Theu Boermans

Father Fidelius
Carol Brown Winkel

Carol Brown Winkel

Carlos Zarius
Dolf de Vries

Dolf de Vries

Bishop Hildebrand
Geert de Jong

Geert de Jong

Louise van Hansschot
Edmond Classen

Edmond Classen

Gov. Van Hansschot
Frederik de Groot

Frederik de Groot

Pieter van Knippenveld
Janine Veeren

Janine Veeren

Elise van Knippenveld
Rina Penso

Rina Penso

Shon Arlina Recordina
Norman de Palm

Norman de Palm

Shon Francois
Burny Every

Burny Every

Shon Carolina
Truus Dijk

Truus Dijk

Mother Superior
George Curiel

George Curiel

Shon Union Hernandez
Willy Westermann

Willy Westermann

Mieke Hernandez
Fifi Rademaker

Fifi Rademaker

Shon Bonheer
Kizzy McHugh

Kizzy McHugh

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Release date

9th Nov 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Nederlands